Clinical Research Directory

Orthognathic Speech Pathology: Phonetic Contrasts of Patients With Dental Discrepancies Pre- and Post-Treatment Analyses

The investigators are studying how speech is effected by jaw and tooth position in jaw surgery patients. Eighty percent of our jaw surgery patients have speech pathologies, compared to five percent of the general population, but speech pathologists do not understand why. The investigators hypothesize that open bites and underbites prevent most patients from being able to pronounce words normally and surgical correction will lead to improvement in speech. Patients will be audio recorded speaking and patients' tongue gestures ultrasound recorded before and after their jaw surgeries to observe what changes occur in their speech and tongue movements.

Comparison Between Aesthetic Functional Appliances and Twin Block in Correction of Skeletal Class II

The goal of this is to evaluate the skeletal, dental and soft tissue effects between aesthetic functional appliance and Twin block appliance in treatment of skeletal class II in ( growing male/female patients)

Electromiographic Evaluation and Skeletal Parameters of Patients Requiring Orthodontic Treatment

The relationship between form and function within the craniofacial complex has been investigated by several Authors. However, there is still controversy regarding the different electromyographic activation patterns of the elevator muscles of the jaw. One particularly contentious area of enquiry is whether it is facial morphology that determines the strength of muscle activation, or whether a strong musculature can influence skeletal growth processes. In light of the aforementioned considerations, the objective of the current clinical observational study was to investigate the potential correlation between the electromyographic activity of selected masticatory muscles (masseter, anterior temporalis and suprahyoid) and the craniofacial morphology of subjects under examination, with a particular focus on elucidating the mechanical advantage derived from different sagittal relationships between the maxillae. The electromyographic evaluation is carried out before the beginning of the orthodontic treatment (T0).